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100 Greatest '90s Alternative Songs

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

The greatest songs from the era that brought us grunge and took the counter-culture mainstream.

100 SONGS • 6 HOURS AND 58 MINUTES

1Smells Like Teen Spirit
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
Nevermind (Remastered) [Explicit]
05:02
2Losing My Religion
Losing My Religion
R.E.M.
Road Trip Tunes
04:28
3Jeremy
Jeremy
E
Pearl Jam
Ten [Explicit]
05:19
4Naveed
Naveed
Our Lady Peace
Naveed
05:50
5Bullet With Butterfly Wings (Remastered 2012)
Bullet With Butterfly Wings (Remastered 2012)
The Smashing Pumpkins
Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
04:19
6Under the Bridge
Under the Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Blood Sugar Sex Magik [Explicit]
04:24
7Black Hole Sun
Black Hole Sun
Soundgarden
Superunknown (Super Deluxe)
05:19
8Loser
Loser
Beck
Mellow Gold [Explicit]
03:55
9Closer
Closer
E
Nine Inch Nails
The Downward Spiral
06:13
10Wonderwall (Remastered)
Wonderwall (Remastered)
Oasis
(What's The Story) Morning Glory? (Deluxe Remastered Edition)
04:19
11Nautical Disaster
Nautical Disaster
The Tragically Hip
Day For Night [Explicit]
04:43
12Sabotage
Sabotage
E
Beastie Boys
Ill Communication [Explicit]
02:58
13Basket Case
Basket Case
E
Green Day
International Superhits! [Explicit]
03:01
14Come As You Are
Come As You Are
Nirvana
Nevermind (Remastered) [Explicit]
03:39
15You Oughta Know (2015 Remaster)
You Oughta Know (2015 Remaster)
E
Alanis Morissette
Jagged Little Pill (2015 Remaster) [Explicit]
04:10
16Alive
Alive
Pearl Jam
Ten [Explicit]
05:41
17No Rain
No Rain
Blind Melon
Blind Melon [Explicit]
03:37
18Used To Be Alright
Used To Be Alright
I Mother Earth
Scenery & Fish
05:27
19Bitter Sweet Symphony
Bitter Sweet Symphony
The Verve
Cruel Intentions [Explicit]
05:58
20Disarm (2011 Remaster)
Disarm (2011 Remaster)
The Smashing Pumpkins
Siamese Dream (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
03:17
21Song 2 (2012 Remaster)
Song 2 (2012 Remaster)
Blur
Blur
02:01
22Man in the Box
Man in the Box
E
Alice In Chains
Facelift [Explicit]
04:45
23Plush (2017 Remaster)
Plush (2017 Remaster)
Stone Temple Pilots
Core (Super Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
05:14
24Hello Time Bomb
Hello Time Bomb
E
Matthew Good Band
Beautiful Midnight [Explicit]
03:58
25Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly
Weezer
90s Alternative [Explicit]
02:39
26Creep
Creep
E
Radiohead
Pablo Honey [Explicit]
03:59
27Friday I'm in Love
Friday I'm in Love
The Cure
Wish [Explicit]
03:34
28Hunger Strike
Hunger Strike
Temple Of The Dog
Temple Of The Dog
04:06
29Are You Gonna Go My Way
Are You Gonna Go My Way
Lenny Kravitz
Are You Gonna Go My Way [Explicit]
03:32
30Say It Ain't So
Say It Ain't So
Weezer
Greatest Album Covers [Explicit]
04:19
31Someone Who's Cool
Someone Who's Cool
Odds
Nest
03:17
32The Good in Everyone
The Good in Everyone
Sloan
One Chord to Another
02:17
33When I Come Around
When I Come Around
E
Green Day
Dookie [Explicit]
02:58
34Don't Look Back In Anger (Remastered)
Don't Look Back In Anger (Remastered)
Oasis
(What's The Story) Morning Glory? (Deluxe Remastered Edition)
04:50
35Interstate Love Song
Interstate Love Song
Stone Temple Pilots
Purple [Explicit]
03:14
361979 (Remastered 2012)
1979 (Remastered 2012)
The Smashing Pumpkins
Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
04:26
37Heart-Shaped Box
Heart-Shaped Box
Nirvana
In Utero
04:41
38Spoonman
Spoonman
Soundgarden
Superunknown (Super Deluxe)
04:07
39Jane Says
Jane Says
Jane's Addiction
Nothing's Shocking [Explicit]
04:47
40Even Flow
Even Flow
E
Pearl Jam
Ten [Explicit]
04:53
41That Song
That Song
Big Wreck
In Loving Memory Of - 20th Anniversary Special Edition
05:04
42Everybody Hurts
Everybody Hurts
R.E.M.
Automatic For The People
05:20
43Give It Away
Give It Away
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Blood Sugar Sex Magik [Explicit]
04:42
44Cherub Rock (2011 Remaster)
Cherub Rock (2011 Remaster)
The Smashing Pumpkins
Siamese Dream (Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
04:58
45Karma Police
Karma Police
Radiohead
OK Computer
04:24
46Everlong
Everlong
Foo Fighters
The Colour And The Shape [Explicit]
04:11
47Peaches
Peaches
The Presidents of the United States of America
The Presidents of The United States of America: Ten Year Super Bonus Special Anniversary Edition [Explicit]
02:52
48Self Esteem
Self Esteem
The Offspring
Smash [Explicit]
04:17
49Lightning Crashes
Lightning Crashes
LIVE
Throwing Copper
05:26
50Fell On Black Days
Fell On Black Days
Soundgarden
Superunknown (Super Deluxe)
04:43
51Glycerine (2014 Remastered)
Glycerine (2014 Remastered)
Bush
Sixteen Stone (2014 Remastered)
04:27
52Hurt
Hurt
E
Nine Inch Nails
The Downward Spiral
06:16
53Black
Black
Pearl Jam
Ten [Explicit]
05:43
54Fire In The Head (Remastered)
Fire In The Head (Remastered)
The Tea Party
The Edges Of Twilight (2015 Remaster)
05:05
55Creep (2017 Remaster)
Creep (2017 Remaster)
Stone Temple Pilots
Core (Super Deluxe Edition) [Explicit]
05:34
56In Bloom
In Bloom
E
Nirvana
Nevermind (Remastered) [Explicit]
04:15
57Runaway Train (2022 Remaster)
Runaway Train (2022 Remaster)
Soul Asylum, Dan Murphy, David Pirner, Grant Young & Karl Mueller
Grave Dancers Union (2022 Remaster)
04:27
58Superman's Dead
Superman's Dead
Our Lady Peace
Clumsy [Explicit]
04:15
59Red
Red
Treble Charger
Maybe It's Me
04:41
60Live Forever (Remastered)
Live Forever (Remastered)
Oasis
Definitely Maybe (Deluxe Edition Remastered) [Explicit]
04:37
61Better Man
Better Man
Pearl Jam
Vitalogy
04:29
62This Is a Call
This Is a Call
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
03:53
63Lump
Lump
The Presidents of the United States of America
The Presidents of The United States of America: Ten Year Super Bonus Special Anniversary Edition [Explicit]
02:14
64Enid
Enid
Barenaked Ladies
Gordon
04:07
65Just A Girl
Just A Girl
No Doubt
Tragic Kingdom
03:29
66All The Small Things
All The Small Things
blink-182
Greatest Hits [Explicit]
02:51
67Numb (Album Version)
Numb (Album Version)
Holly McNarland
Stuff
03:57
68Machinehead (2014 Remastered)
Machinehead (2014 Remastered)
Bush
Sixteen Stone (2014 Remastered)
04:16
69Zombie
Zombie
The Cranberries
Stars: The Best Of The Cranberries 1992-2002
05:07
70Silver
Silver
Moist
Machine Punch Through: The Singles Collection
04:18
71What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
E
R.E.M.
In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988-2003
04:01
72Violet
Violet
Hole
Live Through This [Explicit]
03:24
73Possum Kingdom
Possum Kingdom
Toadies
Rubberneck
05:10
74She Forgot to Laugh
She Forgot to Laugh
Rymes With Orange
Trapped in the Machine
04:34
75The Distance
The Distance
CAKE
Fashion Nugget [Explicit]
03:01
76Ocean Pearl
Ocean Pearl
54*40
Smilin' Buddha Cabaret
03:28
77Down
Down
311
311 [Explicit]
02:52
78Santa Monica
Santa Monica
Everclear
Sparkle And Fade [Explicit]
03:12
79I Alone
I Alone
LIVE
Throwing Copper
03:51
80Bad as They Seem
Bad as They Seem
Hayden
Everything I Long for (20th Anniversary Edition)
03:30
81Any Day Now
Any Day Now
E
The Watchmen
Silent Radar
04:40
82Seether
Seether
Veruca Salt
American Thighs
03:17
83Tomorrow
Tomorrow
Silverchair
Frogstomp (Remastered)
04:26
84Bound For The Floor
Bound For The Floor
Local H
As Good As Dead
03:43
85Cumbersome
Cumbersome
Seven Mary Three
American Standard [Explicit]
03:57
864am
4am
Our Lady Peace
Clumsy [Explicit]
04:15
87Screwed It Up
Screwed It Up
Limblifter
Limblifter
03:48
8810 Lbs.
10 Lbs.
The Super Friendz
Sticktoitiveness
03:39
89The Impression That I Get
The Impression That I Get
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Best Of/20th Century
03:14
90Roll To Me
Roll To Me
Del Amitri
Twisted
02:12
91In the Meantime
In the Meantime
Spacehog
Resident Alien [Explicit]
05:00
92Laid
Laid
James
Laid
02:37
93Novocaine For The Soul
Novocaine For The Soul
E
Eels
Beautiful Freak [Explicit]
03:09
94Claire
Claire
Rheostatics
Introducing Happiness
04:09
95Shine
Shine
Collective Soul
Hints, Allegations & Things Left Unsaid
05:06
96Breathe
Breathe
The Prodigy
The Fat of the Land - Expanded Edition [Explicit]
05:34
97Where It's At
Where It's At
Beck
Odelay
05:31
98Shine
Shine
Doughboys
Crush
02:39
99Good
Good
Better Than Ezra
Deluxe
03:05
100Popular
Popular
Nada Surf
High/Low [Explicit]
03:48